Early Childhood Specialist

Position Overview

The Early Childhood Specialist supports the improvement and expansion of high-quality early learning programs throughout the region.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and delivering training, technical assistance, and mentoring to early childhood professionals to enhance the quality of care in early learning and child care settings
• Collaborating with early learning providers, families, and community partners to increase access to high-quality early childhood education opportunities

Applicants must meet one of the following educations and experience combinations. Official transcripts are required to verify educational attainment.

• Option 1:
  Bachelor's Degree (Relevant Field)
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education, or family and consumer science
  • Minimum of two years of full-time early childhood classroom experience in a child care facility, Early Head Start, Head Start, or a pre-K through 3rd-grade school program
• Option 2:
  Bachelor's Degree with Coursework
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least 18 credit hours in early childhood-related fields (as listed above), including a minimum of 12 credit hours in child development
  • Minimum of two years of full-time early childhood classroom experience in a qualifying early learning setting
• Option 3:
  Associate's Degree
  • Associate's degree in an approved early childhood-related field from an accredited institution
  • Minimum of two years of experience as a director or lead teacher in an early childhood program